Telephone Operation

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Basic operation

 

Telephone Operation

Options while on calls

PHONE 00:00:02

SPEAKER 00:00:02

REDIAL

555-1234

PHONE 00:00:02

MICROPHONE MUTED

MUTE

Making and answering calls

To answer an incoming call, press PHONE (or SPK, or any dial pad key). To make a call, press PHONE or SPK, then dial a number. Press OFF to hang up.

To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first, then press PHONE or SPK to dial. Press DELETE or CLEAR at any time to make corrections as you are entering numbers.

The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

Hands-free speakerphone calls

To answer a call, press SPK. To make a call, press SPK, then dial a number. During a call you can press SPK to toggle between hands-free speakerphone and normal handset use. Press OFF to hang up.

Last number redial

Press REDIAL to display the most recent called number. Use the ^V buttons to view up to 5 other recently called numbers. The handset will beep twice at the begin- ning or end of the list.

Press PHONE to redial any number as it is displayed. Press DELETE to delete the displayed number from the redial memory.

Mute

Press MUTE to silence the microphone. You will be able to hear, but your caller will not be able to hear you until you press MUTE again to resume speaking.

Volume

Silence ringer

Flash

Tone

Volume control

Press VOLUME buttons on the side of the handset to adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or lowers volume by one level.

When you change the volume level, the new setting becomes the default. The new volume level will be applied each time you use the handset, speakerphone or headset.

Call waiting

If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if someone calls while you are already on a call. Press FLASH to put your current call on hold and take the new call. You can press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

Ring silencing

Press OFF or MUTE while the phone is ringing to silence the ringer.

3-way conference calls

During an outside call, you can use both handsets to allow a three-way conversation.

While a call is in progress, a person using the other handset can press PHONE or SPK to join the call. You can press OFF at either handset to drop out of the conference call, but the call will not be terminated until all sets hang up.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing *. This can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access to answering systems or long-distance services.

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